If you're thinking of buying a new home, you may be considering a condominium, or condo. You may have heard that it's basically a house -- but without all of the homeowner maintenance headaches.

Buying a condominium means buying an individual unit in a property with public areas owned and managed by a homeowner’s association. Buying an apartment usually means buying a share of ownership in a ...

If you're contemplating buying a house, especially in an urban area, you may be asking yourself: Is buying a condo a better deal? A condominium, which is like a hybrid between an apartment and a house ...

For those who don't know, a condo is a hybrid between a house and an apartment. Just like a house, when you buy a condo, you own it outright. But some elements of condo life are quite similar to ...

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